301  
CDUS44 KJAN 010636  
CLIMEI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
136 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 68 1:55 PM 92 1987 81 -13 87  
MINIMUM 59 11:59 PM 39 1965 57 2 63  
AVERAGE 64 69 -5 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.12 2.98 1940 0.16 -0.04 MM  
MONTH TO DATE 5.77 5.56 0.21 2.31  
SINCE MAR 1 9.88 11.22 -1.34 8.36  
SINCE JAN 1 17.92 22.18 -4.26 16.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.6 -0.6 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 41 86 -45 59  
SINCE MAR 1 157 323 -166 249  
SINCE JUL 1 1740 2107 -367 1886  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 131 97 34 196  
SINCE MAR 1 225 134 91 243  
SINCE JAN 1 250 150 100 266    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE MERIDIAN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 91 1951  
1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 40 1908  
1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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